Rebuilding Sanctuary

WTP and Rosewood Camp recovery - April 18th, 1996

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Welcome everyone. I’m sure you’ve heard plenty of rumors surrounding the events that happened on this ground. I’ll do my best to state the events as I know them and hopefully that answers any questions.

First, many of you may know, a fanatical cult-like entity calling themselves Requiem of the Returned had emerged in the area. They had attacked major infrastructure positions and generally caused havoc in the area. At one point they attempted to speak to the masses attempting to sway them to their idiotic beliefs. A ruse to attack Sanctuary directly.

Shortly after, survivors like yourselves had managed to capture an agent from The Requiem. The agent, after some coercion spilled the details on an upcoming attack on Sanctuary. A faction to our west called St Memphis offered close air support during the attack in exchange for some supplies which we gladly accepted. What we never expected was the sheer number of zombies that came at us. Coupled with the RTR agents slipping in and directly throwing small explosives at groups of defenders, it’s amazing we lasted as long as we did. We slowly were pushed back to the school, many severely wounded from the overhead firebombs, zeds, or RTR pipe bombs. As we set up in the school, I heard over the radio, “KSSA being overrun, cleared to send in option B, godspeed to those poor souls.” Realizing what was happening I grabbed who I could and pulled them into the shelter under the school. The rest I think you know.

That brings us to today. I think we’re ready to get repairs done on the water treatment plant and return rosewood survivor camp to active use. We’ll be splitting you into two teams. One for the camp and one for the water treatment plant.

Church Bombing Investigation - May 12th, 1996

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Survivors, welcome back, thank you for answering the call today. Someone has been destroying churches. While most of these buildings have already started to decay, we’re worried that this destructive behavior will spread. If this continues even Survivor compounds could come under attack. So we’ll be sending you out in small groups to investigate churches in the area to see if there are any clues as to who may be doing this. With more and more noise towers sighted in the area, it’s without a doubt ЯTR. But, I’d like to confirm before jumping to conclusions. Head to the Greenleaf, Utopia, Rosewood, West Point, Muldraugh, and Lake Ivy Churches and bring back any evidence you can find.

Mission Debrief
Apollo:

The following is a summery of the evidence found by the survivor militia while investigating the bombings. 2 new and different flyers were found at each location strewn about. Bodies of survivors that seem to have been executed, some even strewn up on crosses or hung. I'm reaching out to nearby factions to see if we can start narrowing down where they may be living.

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Power Repair and RTR FWB Search - June 09th, 1996

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Survivors, as I mention in my last debrief, I’ve begun investigating where RTR are located. I’m relatively certain that they are outside the greater LV Quarantine Zone. So, based on that, I’ve sent envoys to both Southern Indiana and Nashville. I felt it would be pertinent to lay new foundations with these groups even though we’ve worked together in the past. Moving forward to today’s mission, we’ll be working to accomplish two goals. First will be the restoration of power, we’re certain that this recent storm did a number on a couple power poles. I’ve sent a Private ahead to each location to inspect the damage, rendezvous with them and they’ll let you know how to proceed. Another slightly larger team will be going to Trimble County Power Station to investigate a possible explosion and loss of communication. There should be engineers there who can direct you as needed. The rest of you will be searching a couple locations for the possible locations of an RTR forward operating base.

Mission Debrief

Apollo:

The teams looking for the RTR Forward Operating Base both came up empty handed. We're still not certain where they're staging their attacks from here in the area. Please let us know if you see a concentration of noise towers or any other indication of a place they may be using for a forward base.

Further, things aren't looking good for our power situation. The teams were able to successfully repair the two downed power poles, but that was only half the battle. It seems RTR directly attacked the Trimble County Power Plant. The survivor team that cleared it let us know that there was only one engineer who managed to survive the attack. We were able to swing through and pick her up, since the zombies were now light in the area. She was very shaken maybe even slightly delirious, but told us the following:

Williams:

They set explosives on the turbines. The noise brought so many, the guards held for so long... We held up here in the control room, the zeds couldn't get in, but somehow the RTR agents did. They murdered the guards, told us to line up, and executed every one of us, one at a time. They told me I'd get to live to spread the joyous chorus of their song to all. 

Apollo:

It's time now for certain that we forge ahead and take the fight to them. We just need solid intel so we're not stumbling through the forest chasing more ghosts.

Thank you everyone for your help today, we're currently working on a way to get the power at least temporarily working, though I've been told if we run at a lower output there may be occasional blackouts. 

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Scout Deadzone NW of Cincinnati, Ohio - August 21st, 1996

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Hello everyone. Buses are ready to go so I’ll make this quick. I’ve been working with both Nashville and Southern Indiana to try and find any hint of an RTR main HQ. Recently Southern Indiana has been hearing rumors of an area just north west of Cincinnati, Ohio that has completely gone dark. In most cases rural areas slowly go dark as people die or just leave the area. A whole area suddenly going dark is very suspicious so we’re heading there to investigate. Private Calamari has gone ahead to be briefed by the forward scouts. He’ll update us on arrival.

Calamari:

Welcome Survivors. Hope the ride was uneventful, the rest of your day will not be. KSSA scout and engineering detachments, working off of gathered intelligence, were able to start clearing 3 routes leaving the bus stop before they were overrun. Our goal here is to fully explore this area and figure out why it's gone dark. I'll turn this back over the Apollo to set up groups. Good hunting.

Mission Debrief

Apollo:

Since we've returned I've been in touch with South Indiana and they thank you all profusely for clearing such a large number of zeds on the edge of their area. They've since moved in and secured the area, so they can clear out any remaining infected and give those poor souls strung up by the RTR a proper burial. The area will likely be condemned shortly and routinely patrolled for any other signs of RTR. Finding that supply depot was a huge win for us, they'll for sure be hurting for supplies, and hopefully, our scouts can track the agents we were chasing back to their HQ. Thank you all for your help.

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Deadzone 60 miles N of Louisville - October 12th, 1996

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Welcome Everyone. As you know, I’ve been working with Southern Indiana on our RTR issue. During our discourse I mentioned the sabotaged turbine at Trimble County, and surprisingly enough, someone had knowledge of a warehouse about 60 miles north of Louisville. This warehouse stored various parts and replacements for machinery in our power plant and those around it.

As a thank you for our efforts outside of Cincinnati, they’re more than happy to let us take whatever we need. There is a catch though, when the Regiment was formed they went through most of these rural towns clearing them and condemning them. They set up fences and barricades all over except some of the main thoroughfares. They did this in an attempt to keep the zed populations low and away from main roads.

So, our mission today will be to check this warehouse. Be ready to clear barricades, fences, and anything else in your path. The turbine we need will likely be large and pretty obvious, but last time I said that Wallace brought back a load of Jack Daniels fridges. And, we’re STILL trying to get rid of that junk. So to make it clear, I’m including a picture of the turbine.

Once found, a KSSA team will bring in a M911 and trailer and load up the turbine. Defend the truck, and make sure it makes it back to the bus station safely. And we'll take it from there.

Mission Debrief

Apollo:

Thank you everyone for another successful mission. The RTR continues to hassle us. I take their recent aggression as insecurity, maybe even desperation as we zero in our their base. We repaired the truck, and were able to get it the rest of the way home. The turbine is now sitting awaiting instillation at the Trimble County plant.

Unfortunately, we no longer have any skilled engineers capable of overseeing the project. I'll be reaching out to the surrounding areas to see if I can make a deal for some expert personal. We definitely need someone to oversee the installation and at least instruct KSSA members on maintenance and operation of the plant. 

St Memphis Border Area - November 15, 1996

Mission Briefing

Calamari:

Survivors, We have a major problem. Apollo and White are missing in action. They radioed stating that they were on their way back, but they missed the check in at this station. They were picking up a group of engineers and escorting them back to install the turbine and operate the power station. We’re mounting an immediate rescue mission, saddle up. I’ve scouted ahead a bit, and the bridge to the south has been blown, but looking at old road maps of this area, we should be able to go west, then south, then back east into a small town. We’ll want to make our way to the south side of town to see if we can pick up Apollo’s trail. Stay on your guard everyone!

Mission Debrief

Apollo:

Thank you all for coming to escort Engineer Greg and myself back to the area here. Unfortunately, a few of the engineers died in the initial ambush, but with our prior experience and Greg's help, we were able to install and maintain the power plant for now. The tanker left there was a huge boon and we'll be distributing that gas shortly.

Deadzone between KSSA and Regiment Territories - February 7th, 1997

Mission Briefing

Apollo:


Survivors, The Regiment has called asking for a favor. They’re asking us to move in and secure a group of manufacturing facilities and rail yard in this area. The plan is to retool these factories for ammo, guns, and medical supplies. So, we’ve deployed into the deadzone somewhere south of Indianapolis. I’m without a doubt that this mission will pay off for all of us in the future. With that said, our mission today will be pretty straight forward. We’re to move in and clear and secure 3 warehouses in the area, followed by a central rail yard.

The Regiment provided some basic intel and I’ve updated all your maps with that. Further, I’ve designated each factory with a letter that will correspond to your squad when you get assigned to one. The rail yard is marked with an R. Once you have your designated factory secure, move with your group to the rail yard, spread out, and make sure everything is secure.

Mission Debriefing

Apollo:

Another successful mission. 

The Regiment is extremely pleased, they were able to roll in with a light contingent and clear out any remaining zeds and have started working to change the factories over (retool) to produce guns, ammo, and medical supplies. They've promised us a small shipment every week. Of which, the KSSA will make available for sale. We will provide more details on this soon as we start to spin up a shop and get everything in order. 

Further, the find of necessary supplies to add into the KSSA Transit Project was a huge boon! We were able to get those counted and added into the main sum off materials. 

Thank you everyone for your hard work!

 

Deadzone near Lexington - March 26th, 1997

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

The KSSA Transit Authority project has been moving along nicely. 

We’ve been looking to expand our fleet of buses and parts available for repairs. Even the few uses we have tend to require at least one major repair every mission. Let me tell you, Calamari nearly had a heart attack when I got around to telling him just how low our parts stocks are. This leads us to our mission today. We’ve deployed somewhere near Lexington, KY. Again, we’ve updated you with the limited knowledge that we have of the area and marked the objective for each squad. Our information says there’s a parts warehouse for American Tire and a full repair and refit station for trucks and buses. 

You’ll be separated into two groups. Group A will be heading into the parts warehouse to find as many “Crates of usable vehicle parts” and “Usable vehicle parts”. It’s worth being on the lookout for any specific bus parts. Team B will be heading to the repair and refit station. The objective here will be to produce as many “working’ buses as possible that will make the trip back to Sanctuary. We’re not looking to spend all day here. A working engine, tires and battery will be enough I think. We can perform more extensive repairs once the buses are back in Sanctuary.

Deadzone Village of Dibrell, TN - April 7th, 1998

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

Survivors, it’s been awhile.

Thank you all for coming today. First, I want to take a moment to congratulate Sergeant Calamari on his wildly successful Transit System. Further, I’d like to thank each and every one of the volunteers for assisting with that effort. We have plans to further expand this system as you’ve recently seen with the Monmouth and Winchester stops. 

Now, on to today’s mission. Recently, as you all know, The Requiem has begun a new crusade on literature while also continuing to harass survivors with noise towers and road blocks. Most if not all books, related stores, libraries, etc have been destroyed. This meaningless destruction is just a continuation of the baseless drivel The Requiem claim to be their religion. After our failure to turn up any solid evidence of a base during our mission near Cincinnati, Ohio, I will be the first to admit that they’re exceedingly difficult to track. 

Each tracking party that we send after the groups attacking the bookstores and libraries eventually lose the trail. That being said, we have started to get a rough idea as to where they’re operating. During surveillance of the village of Dibrell, which lies along the route where the trail grew cold, our scouts noted a significant increase in activity, along with an unusual absence of infected.

This prompted an extended period of observation. During this time the scouts confirmed that a convoy passed through the town on the same day each week. We haven’t been able to confirm that these people are with The Requiem without risking the upper hand. Instead, we’re going to send you in, to set up an ambush for this convoy. The primary object will be to stop the convoy. Secondary objectives will be as follows: capture any Requiem that survive, remove any infected threat, and procure any worthwhile supplies.

Mission Debrief

Apollo:

The ambush was a wild success. An RPG hitting the lead vehicle removed two agents almost instantly. Before the smoke cleared, the doors were opened to two of the trailers. Both of which were filled with undead. This surprised the survivors, allowing the remaining agents to inflict a handful of casualties. On top of that, the agents were quite well armed, and due to the positioning of the roadblock forced them into a situation where the only option was to be gunned down. After the Survivors returned to the LV QZ, Scouts continued to observe the situation in Dibrell. Our hope is to use this distraction to send trackers deeper south to hopefully find The Requiem HQ. 

Deadzone near Northcutt Plantation - May 22, 1998

Mission Briefing

Apollo:

It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally found it. With the massive distraction caused by the ambush, our trackers were able to slip through and trace the movements of the requiem back to what seems to be their HQ. They observed for 2 days watching an extreme amount of movement but confirmed they were not “packing”. Our mission today will be to eradicate the Requiem. We’ll be hiking with you to just outside the camp where you’ll move in on foot. Once we arrive we’ll finish briefing you on specifics.

Further Briefing

Apollo:

We’ve made it just outside the camp. We’ve confirmed the entire thing is fenced, and there are patrols at random times along the perimeter. The scouts have updated your  maps with what’s known of the area. Further, I’ve deposited a map with potential entry points to the external and internal fences in #events. I suggest breaking in from one or both points, and moving as fast as possible to the inner brick fence. Once inside, terminate any Requiem agents and any of their beloved “transcended”.

Mission Debrief

Calamari:

Survivors, during the raid on the Requiem HQ, a message was intercepted. This is a transcript of what was said.

Requiem Leader:

Greetings, KSSA and “Survivors” of the Louisville Quarantine Zone.

How delightful that you've managed to grace us with your presence.

You may address me as Count Victor Durant.

I am an elder of the Requiem of the Returned.

We, who are chosen to remain.

Originally, our mission was simply to spread our song and protect our transcended brothers and sisters.

Yet you continue to slaughter them.

Your insolence demands action.

We will purge the world of any who stand apart.

Did you know that this camp was once used to grow crops, we used non-believers like you to work the fields.

Oh, the simplicity of manipulating feeble minds, incapable of comprehending the magnitude of our blessing.

And yet, you really thought we would simply let you walk in here and destroy everything we’ve built?

Ah, I’ve just been given some delightful news.

The first trucks are arriving at the LV QZ, heralding the arrival of our fury.

Did you really think coming here would protect  your homes? Your women? Your progeny?

As if anything was beyond our reach.

I, like the other Requiem elders, have been burdened with immunity.

We remain to orchestrate the symphony of ascension and shepherd all towards enlightenment.

Well, It seems your friends in St Memphis have bailed out your Sanctuary.

Though it’s of no significance, the final notes of our melody play.